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Shanghai. A Buddhist temple in the old city.

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Pacific pursuits : Postcards

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China -- Life

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Shanghai. A Buddhist temple in the old city.

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Title
Shanghai. A Buddhist temple in the old city.
Names
Raphael Tuck & Sons (Publisher)
Collection

Pacific pursuits : Postcards

China -- Life

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1908 (Approximate)
Place: London
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC POC CHIN -- Lif
Topics
Buddhist temples
Shanghai (China)
City & town life -- China
Genres
Postcards
Genre paintings
Notes
Content: "A Buddhist temple in the old city. To Europeans, Shanghai means the superb foreign settlement, British, French, American, but there was a Shanghai before this, a busy trading city with narrow noisome streets; its old temples begrimed with the smoke of countless incense-sticks used by many generations of worshppers."--printed on verso.
Statement of responsibility: "Copyright London" "The 'Wide-Wide-World' series" "Scenes in Shanghai Series 1." "Raphael Tuck & Sons' 'Oilette' Postcard No. 8952" "Art publishers to their Majesties the King & Queen."--printed on verso.
Physical Description
Halftone photomechanical prints
Extent: 9 x 14 cm.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 460ee430-c5d1-012f-166c-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1908: Issued
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Shanghai. A Buddhist temple in the old city." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1908. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c262501b-036f-8402-e040-e00a18060146

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Shanghai. A Buddhist temple in the old city." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c262501b-036f-8402-e040-e00a18060146

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1908). Shanghai. A Buddhist temple in the old city. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c262501b-036f-8402-e040-e00a18060146

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Shanghai. A Buddhist temple in the old city.